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Florida moving to end all childhood vaccine mandates, DeSantis says, making it first state to do so (www.cbsnews.com)

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Governor Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo have announced that Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, making it the first in the nation to do so. Vaccines protecting against once-common and sometimes deadly childhood diseases like polio and measles have long been required for children at schools across the U.S.

DeSantis also announced on Wednesday the creation of a state-level "Make America Healthy Again" commission modeled after similar initiatives pushed at the federal level by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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[–] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I say fuck them. Let them Darwin themselves off. Nothing of value is lost when they all die off from easily preventable diseases. If they are okay with killing their own kids with this decision, let them do so. Others can always get vaccinated and still be protected, the idiots will remain stupid and choose not to. Fewer republican idiots around to vote is better for Florida.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's not how infectious diseases work.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

The CDC says this is fine!*

* Well they will soon enough, anyway.

[–] artifex@piefed.social 8 points 3 days ago

The ethics of that statement aside, you do understand that lots of people travel in and out of Florida every single day, right?

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 6 points 3 days ago

Others can always get vaccinated and still be protected

That is not actually true.

Vaccination does not confer perfect immunity. You are less likely to contract the disease; you are not perfectly immune.

The primary benefit of vaccination only comes when a critical percentage of the population is vaccinated. Vaccination reduces the risk of propagating the disease. Even though you may not be immune, you won't contract the illness because nobody around you is carrying it.